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Weather Records on 21 October 1908

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1908. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 21 October 1908

  • On 21 October 1908, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a monthly record low maximum temperature of -0.2 C (31.6 F) on 21 October 1908.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 21 October 1908 35 station records on 21 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 21 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)51 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-4.1 C (24.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 21 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 21 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 16Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 21 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum16
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 October 1908 by timescale Records on 21 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 30.
Records on 21 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 October 1908 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 192 to 4: 94 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 219
2 to 49
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1908
Top 20 records on 21 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 October 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZmonthly low max-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)121 years51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min-4.9 C (23.2 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)41 years29 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low min-4.2 C (24.4 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)41 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Salzburg, ATmonthly low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEmonthly low min-8.8 C (16.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Kremsmuenster, ATmonthly low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min8.4 C (47.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly low min-6.5 C (20.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max1.6 C (34.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min-4.1 C (24.6 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max20.9 C (69.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Robertson, ZAdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1908Wien, ATdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1908
Records on 10-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 35 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11802: 21805: 11808: 11810: 11834: 11835: 11840: 11845: 11847: 11850: 11851: 21854: 11859: 11863: 11864: 11866: 31867: 11868: 31869: 21871: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11876: 41877: 21878: 11880: 31881: 11883: 11886: 11888: 21889: 21890: 31891: 61892: 61893: 11894: 11895: 21896: 51898: 61899: 31900: 21901: 91902: 21903: 31904: 301905: 151906: 111907: 351908: 351909: 191910: 211911: 101912: 181913: 591914: 351915: 431916: 701917: 2081918: 181919: 1021920: 1491921: 581922: 781923: 811924: 3891925: 1501926: 771927: 1871928: 781929: 2001930: 4921931: 2171932: 1651933: 7331934: 4071935: 7071936: 4071937: 1321938: 1211939: 4911940: 5371941: 6441942: 2581943: 4211944: 3671945: 5381946: 2971947: 9771948: 2661949: 1,0151950: 4381951: 3821952: 8481953: 1,5791954: 2791955: 4811956: 2761957: 5111958: 3221959: 4101960: 4081961: 5531962: 3591963: 7251964: 4571965: 4651966: 4251967: 4721968: 1741969: 8811970: 5481971: 4981972: 8131973: 4641974: 8661975: 5091976: 1,4671977: 4511978: 6161979: 1,9581980: 3781981: 6671982: 8701983: 7861984: 1,8721985: 7761986: 8141987: 8521988: 6961989: 1,6681990: 8071991: 8771992: 1,0951993: 8451994: 6701995: 1,1201996: 1,5811997: 9151998: 7111999: 6882000: 7712001: 6102002: 1,2412003: 2,0662004: 1,6742005: 9492006: 1,0572007: 9162008: 6102009: 7132010: 7102011: 6622012: 7032013: 4402014: 7162015: 4932016: 7342017: 7502018: 4362019: 7552020: 1,1312021: 5722022: 6262023: 8812024: 1,1402025: 3651795186718911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 35 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-21 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18022
18051
18081
18101
18341
18351
18401
18451
18471
18501
18512
18541
18591
18631
18641
18663
18671
18683
18692
18711
18721
18731
18741
18764
18772
18781
18803
18811
18831
18861
18882
18892
18903
18916
18926
18931
18941
18952
18965
18986
18993
19002
19019
19022
19033
190430
190515
190611
190735
190835
190919
191021
191110
191218
191359
191435
191543
191670
1917208
191818
1919102
1920149
192158
192278
192381
1924389
1925150
192677
1927187
192878
1929200
1930492
1931217
1932165
1933733
1934407
1935707
1936407
1937132
1938121
1939491
1940537
1941644
1942258
1943421
1944367
1945538
1946297
1947977
1948266
19491,015
1950438
1951382
1952848
19531,579
1954279
1955481
1956276
1957511
1958322
1959410
1960408
1961553
1962359
1963725
1964457
1965465
1966425
1967472
1968174
1969881
1970548
1971498
1972813
1973464
1974866
1975509
19761,467
1977451
1978616
19791,958
1980378
1981667
1982870
1983786
19841,872
1985776
1986814
1987852
1988696
19891,668
1990807
1991877
19921,095
1993845
1994670
19951,120
19961,581
1997915
1998711
1999688
2000771
2001610
20021,241
20032,066
20041,674
2005949
20061,057
2007916
2008610
2009713
2010710
2011662
2012703
2013440
2014716
2015493
2016734
2017750
2018436
2019755
20201,131
2021572
2022626
2023881
20241,140
2025365

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).